spend so much time in school. If people just want to make a living,they can get a short-time education.Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone.Even language and math need not be taught in detail(详细地),either.It is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.

Education is mainly for improving a man. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write,but also to develop his other abilities.It can make him a wise man and enjoy the achievements of humans.Education is to make a man lead to a better life.Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music,read good books,watch plays and,most of all,take an interest in the world.

I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education,but certainly not the most important one. 21. The writer thinks people with little education usually have more chances to get jobs. 22. People needn’t learn much in school if they only want to make a living from the passage. 23. It is expected that educated people will be able to have a better life in the world. 24. The most important reason for education is to make a good living. 25. The passage mainly tells us that people can get education in a short time.

第二节:阅读下面三篇短文,从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案.(共10小题,计15分)

B

February4,2017 must be an important day for Yao Ming.His No.11 jersey(球衣)was officially retired(退休)on that day.It means no players in Houston Rockets will wear the number in any future basketball competition.Retiring a jersey is a special way to praise a player’s performance.It has been a great honor for Yao Ming,one of the China’s best-known athletes.

Yao Ming,who was born in Shanghai in 1980,started playing for Shanghai Sharks as a teenager.In2002,Yao was chosen to play for Houston Rockets of the NBA.So he went to the United States and made his career(事业)take off until he retired in 2011. He was chosen to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game eight times. After the retirement,Yao Ming was also elected(选举)to the Hall of Fame.

Dary1 Morey.the Rocket general manager,thinks highly of Yao Ming.“Yao had a sense of humor, a great attitude and sense of responsibility.I hope we can continue his culture in the NBA.”

In 2011,the foot and leg disease made him put an end to his basketball career.When Yao decided to end his career as a basketball player,he said,“I’ve been thinking about my future over and over again.It’s miserable that I can’t go on playing basketball ,but one door is closing and another is opening.”

Yao was right.Life is full of surprises.He was chosen an the chairman of Chinese Basketball Association(CBA).We all believe Yao Ming will make greater achievement in the future. 26. Which of the following is True about Dary1 Morey? A. He is Yao Ming’s coach in the Rocket. B. He speaks highly of Yao Ming.

C. He plays basketball with Yao Ming in the NBA,too. D. He is a big fan of NBA.

27. The underlined world“miserable”means . A. wonderful B. peaceful C. painful D. thankful 28. Yao Ming retired at the age of . A. 29 B. 31 C. 33 D. 35

C

Chinese scientists called on all over the country to fight against serious water pollution in China yesterday.Following days of heavy haze(雾霾)that influenced most parts of China earlier this year polluted water is becoming another big worry among people on popular social Internet

Websites have called for cutting down water pollution in necessary ways.

“We should not only protect water,but also pay attention to water pollution,”said Xue Manzi,a well-known investor(投资人)on Sina Weibo.“Dead pigs are found in rivers and waster is poured into rivers and underground.”said Xue.The Huangpu River provider 22 percent of Shanghai’s drinking water.But earlier this momth,thousands of dead pigs were found in it.This made people scared and worried,although local government tried to showthat the water was safe.

In February,some factories in Weifang in Shandong had put waste water underground,polluting the local drinking water.“Clean water and air are necessary for people to live. A responsible government will strictly protect the environment from being polluted,”said a microblogger.

Isn’t it time for us to have a better thinking about our living environment?Do we want to kill ourselves by serious pollution? All the companies should have a serious sense of responsibility.The health of people is far more important than money!

29. Chinese scientists called on the people in China to fight against serious . A. land pollution B. air pollution C. water pollution D. white pollution

30. made people in Shanghai worried according to the second paragraph. A. The heavy haze B. The polluted river

C. The polluted drinking water D. The local government 31. How did some factories in Weifang deal with the waste water? A. Waste water was put underground. B. Waste water was put in big pools carefully. C. Waste water was dealt with in a green way. D. Waste water was reused by the factories themselves. 32. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Dead pigs were found in the Huangpu River. B. We should fight against water pollution seriously. C. Some factories put waste water underground. D. Heavy haze influenced China earlier this year.

D

Everyone may meet a person like this.He can eat more than his usual amount of beer,an Italian pizza,an ice cream,and a big sweet cookie.The next morning he remains to be there without putting on a pound in weight. A new study shows that people’s bodies act to the same food in very different ways.“Even if you give two people just the same diet(饮食),they won’t necessarily weigh the same.”says Dr.Judith Kroner,director at the Weight Control Center at Columbia University Medical Center.

Good genes(基因)work greatly.You think you eat the healthy diet,but you are still not happy with the way your body looks when you keep your healthy diet,that is because of your mom and dad.Dr.Kroner says your gene decides your weight first.If you try to change that weight,your body surely fights against it.

You may feel surprised that some people around you are thin,though they eat much.That’s because they’re eating less energy foods.It can look like someone’s eating a lot ,they have a big bowl in front of them, but the bowl may be full of vegetables,chicken,and no spices(调料).It looks like they’re just eating and eating and eating,but their foods are lower in energy

than you think.Now you see,when people say they eat whatever they want without putting on weight.They’re not lying.

So please remember,the best diet is always the one that works for you,not someone else’s plan.

33. What can you learn from Kroner’s words? A. People should be given the same diet every day. B. People should eat much more food than usual. C. People put on different weights from the same food. D. People will have the same weight with the same food. 34. Dr.Kroner thinks that decides your weight first. A. your sports B. your sleep C. your diet D. your genes 35. Which of the following is True according to the passage? A. The thin people are eating less in their real life. B. The thin people like to use the big bowl for food. C. Less energy food is the first choice for the thin people. D. People surely put on weight after eating much food.

第Ⅱ卷 (共55分)

Ⅴ.完成句子(共5小题,计10分)根据所给汉语意思,用单词或短语完成下列英文句子

36. 在这个公园里,你可以看到漂亮的人工湖.

You can see a beautiful man-made lake____________________. 37. 每年都有来自不同国家的游客参观我们的城市.

Every year travelers from______________________come to visit our city. 38. 近几年来,玄幻剧似乎更流行了.

It seems that Fantasy Dramas have been_______________over the years. 39. 养成良好的学习习惯对学生来说非常重要.

It’s very important for students to develop good study_________________. 40. 飞机起飞的时候天正下着大雨.

It____________beavily when the plane took off.

Ⅵ.短文填空(共10小题,计10分)用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文完整正确(每个单词限用一次.每空只填一个单词.)

big, wait, ask, shout, one, sudden, piano, singer, he, tired